The Book
The Mental Wellness Diet examines the connections between out modern-day lifestyle, nutrition, and brain chemistry. The Mental Wellness Diet answers some important questions: What should I eat to feel better? What should I avoid eating? Which nutrients will help my brain function at its best?
My Story
In practicing psychiatry for the past 10 years, I have learned a few important lessons. First, it's complicated. Healing can take many different paths. What works for one person, may not help the next. Second, taking care of our body and mind is essential, yet often missed or ignored. We are resilient, often much more than we know. But, we also tend get in our own way. We take on too much. We don't sleep enough. Relaxation is optional. Food needs to be quick and easy. And, we even forget to breathe sometimes. In our modern-day lives, all of this is happening, all of the time. Since it's happening all the time, we don't even realize we are pushing so hard, nor do we identify it as a problem.
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Depression, anxiety, scattered thinking, and other mental health symptoms can be the consequences of failing to fix what's broken in our daily lives. These difficult mental illness symptoms can also stem from things outside of our control as well. All the more reason to protect our bodies, brains, and minds from the daily onslaught of stress and toxicity in modern-day life. This is why I wrote The Mental Wellness Diet. It is a prescription for living in a way that follows our genetic and evolutionary instruction manual.
Glycine: A small amino acid with big effects on the body & brain
In the body and brain, glycine is that hard-working little engine that could. Glycine is actually the simplest, and therefore smallest, amino acid. Yet, it’s everywhere, helping out with a lot of things. Actually, all of glycine’s hard work in the body is towards the same end. Glycine is the body’s peacekeeper.
The Mental Wellness Diet
The world is a way more complex and challenging place than it used to be. Every day, millions endure symptoms of mental illness. Half of those who are diagnosed with mental illness do not receive adequate treatment. Many avoid seeking help in the first place. The number of people living with some form of mental illness is ever-expanding. Much of this has to do with our changing environment. Many of the nutrients our brains need are wholly missing in our modern-day diet. Similarly, the kinds of stimulation our brains crave are also absent. Environmental toxicity, over-sanitization, a food supply that is high in calories but low in nutrients, lack of community and support, and all forms of psychological stress push our human brains to the limit. The Mental Wellness Diet examines the connection between our modern-day environment, nutrition, and brain chemistry. The guidance within focuses on which nutrients and lifestyle habits promote resilience and optimal brain function. Against the backdrop of our ancestral roots, The Mental Wellness Diet answers some important questions: What should I eat to feel better? What should I avoid eating? Which nutrients help my brain? The Mental Wellness Diet offers hope and guidance for those struggling to feel and function better.
